North Korean troops could be sent to Ukraine’s frontline in Putin - Kim deal | Frontline

Sung Yoon Lee, a previous advisor to US administrations on North Korea has told Times Radio’s Frontline that Kim Jong Un could send troops to Ukraine disguised as medics.
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  • @triadwarfare
    @triadwarfare8 ай бұрын

    Imagine north korean troops would have a culture shock after getting out of their country for the first time.

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    They'd get to see food for the first time!

  • @superflyguy4488

    @superflyguy4488

    8 ай бұрын

    Untested North Korean conscrips being forced into battle against a hardened and experienced Ukrainians.

  • @willemjordaan4108

    @willemjordaan4108

    8 ай бұрын

    Maybe they are smart and just escape..😂

  • @D_isco_D_ancer

    @D_isco_D_ancer

    8 ай бұрын

    Achieving their multi generations dream to die a week later by a Ukrainian troop.

  • @user-pj5tl5gf6l

    @user-pj5tl5gf6l

    8 ай бұрын

    Run to Ukraine troops and kiss them 😅

  • @junahn1907
    @junahn19078 ай бұрын

    I am pretty sure you could defeat the entire North Korean military with a case of Snickers bars.

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    😆😆😆

  • @user-pj5tl5gf6l

    @user-pj5tl5gf6l

    8 ай бұрын

    And Mars bar

  • @desertmandan123

    @desertmandan123

    8 ай бұрын

    Or just one more Waffer thin Mint........

  • @tonybuk70

    @tonybuk70

    8 ай бұрын

    ummm why didt they in the 60's then? just a thought

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    @@tonybuk70 They _were_ defeated by the Americans. _That's why South Koreans are wealthy, and North Koreans live like russians._

  • @clineshaunt
    @clineshaunt8 ай бұрын

    Russians text “I want to live.” North Koreans text “I want to eat.”

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @finlandveteran4409

    @finlandveteran4409

    8 ай бұрын

    🍕🍔🍟🍖🍗🥩🍺🍌

  • @davidshanahan5134
    @davidshanahan51348 ай бұрын

    A unit of bewildered, mal-nourished, disengaged North Korean soldiers will do Russia more harm than good. I expect they would defect asap, except for the fact Kim will have threatened their families back home. A terrible situation for them.

  • @kenstrumpf909

    @kenstrumpf909

    8 ай бұрын

    Don’t forget parasite-infested.

  • @Vaixell_Roig

    @Vaixell_Roig

    8 ай бұрын

    And thrown into human wave attacks. As I don't think command and control of troops who know no Russian and have never met a foreigner in their life will be particularly well coordinated.

  • @thecofounders

    @thecofounders

    8 ай бұрын

    I don't think north Koreans are as eager to defect as the few defectors make it seem. As the guest says, we patronize and underestimate North Korea. They are capable, if desperate.

  • @Oneofakind123

    @Oneofakind123

    8 ай бұрын

    They are supposed to clear a path through the mine field

  • @formicapple2

    @formicapple2

    8 ай бұрын

    They will be dead men walking.@@Vaixell_Roig

  • @thom3820
    @thom38208 ай бұрын

    another leader who treats his people as cannon fodder.

  • @vaughnedwards1724
    @vaughnedwards17248 ай бұрын

    Stop playing around, give Ukraine the the tools to deal with this foolishness they are fighting well and seem willing to do the work and make the sacrifices to get a good result. Slava Ukraine ✊

  • @user-pj5tl5gf6l

    @user-pj5tl5gf6l

    8 ай бұрын

    Hear hear

  • @whoisme678

    @whoisme678

    8 ай бұрын

    Hear hear..

  • @REDVETTExxx

    @REDVETTExxx

    8 ай бұрын

    HERE HERE

  • @edgardocartagena1978

    @edgardocartagena1978

    8 ай бұрын

    I agree 1,000,000%

  • @tonupharry

    @tonupharry

    8 ай бұрын

    agree

  • @AnkurYo
    @AnkurYo8 ай бұрын

    The Pentagon has been running haywire, even after the all the sanctions that the US has placed on North Korea, Moscow has welcomed them with/for “ open arms “. It prompts us to contemplate how this geopolitical development might reverberate through the intricate web of the US economy

  • @Muller_Andr

    @Muller_Andr

    8 ай бұрын

    Indeed, geopolitical tensions and arms trade can wield substantial influence on financial markets and trade dynamics. Consequently, the potential repercussions on the US economy warrant careful consideration.

  • @Jennapeters144

    @Jennapeters144

    8 ай бұрын

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    @BenBak-wt7qi

    8 ай бұрын

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  • @simone_maya

    @simone_maya

    8 ай бұрын

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    @Jennapeters144

    8 ай бұрын

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  • @cynthiamarie2107
    @cynthiamarie21078 ай бұрын

    Well, kim's troops know how to do synchronized stepping. So there's that. 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @arthurdewith7608

    @arthurdewith7608

    8 ай бұрын

    And looking side ways who can beat that

  • @madeinyorkshire52
    @madeinyorkshire528 ай бұрын

    WOW what a brilliant and well informed person Sung Yoon Lee is…well done Kate for your smart interviewing. Keep up the great work! 🚢🇬🇧

  • @CandideSchmyles

    @CandideSchmyles

    8 ай бұрын

    Congratulations on your thoroughly generic comment.

  • @madeinyorkshire52

    @madeinyorkshire52

    8 ай бұрын

    @@CandideSchmylesdo you like being offensive and rude! Who do you think you are 😂

  • @CandideSchmyles

    @CandideSchmyles

    8 ай бұрын

    @@madeinyorkshire52 only to mow rons that deserve it.

  • @rockbutcher
    @rockbutcher8 ай бұрын

    They will defect in droves. Just offer them a free cell phone.

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    Or a bowl of food lol

  • @catsamandaandfriends

    @catsamandaandfriends

    8 ай бұрын

    💯

  • @juliarichter6987

    @juliarichter6987

    8 ай бұрын

    They will not, as their families back in North Korea would have to suffer for this.

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    @@juliarichter6987 Couldn't be any worse that what they're already suffering

  • @user-pj5tl5gf6l

    @user-pj5tl5gf6l

    8 ай бұрын

    And a top up

  • @STHFGDBY
    @STHFGDBY8 ай бұрын

    North Korea and Russians fighting side by side, ya right. Putin is the best comedian ever.

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    _With the help of these malnourished North Korean heroes, we will now take Kyiv in three DAYS!"_ 😂😂😂

  • @eddiemertin3381

    @eddiemertin3381

    8 ай бұрын

    Assad sent maybe twenty soldiers to fight in Ukraine and quickly withdrew them. If NK sends troops the RU will treat them badly.

  • @GregBrownsWorldORacing

    @GregBrownsWorldORacing

    8 ай бұрын

    @@eddiemertin3381 Korean Fodder

  • @mikedevere

    @mikedevere

    8 ай бұрын

    Read a history book. North Korea and Russia have fought together before.

  • @mikedevere

    @mikedevere

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@GregBrownsWorldORacing you must be joking.

  • @jamesgazin9447
    @jamesgazin94478 ай бұрын

    Does Kim really think it's a good idea to ship Korean soldiers out to fight a country that will happily offer to help them escape North Korea?

  • @jerryp7721

    @jerryp7721

    8 ай бұрын

    Their families would be killed if they tried. Although they will experience culture shock and then death at the hands of the Ukrainians.

  • @callumvincer4750

    @callumvincer4750

    7 ай бұрын

    Then when they don’t come back their family is hurt

  • @stmaui6973
    @stmaui69738 ай бұрын

    This guest is a genius. This is an absolute must watch on North Korea. Enjoy and watch again. Packed with great information!

  • @peterkiviat9969
    @peterkiviat99698 ай бұрын

    Well, if they get captured, they finally get a meal. Probably their last, as Kim is not big on letting North Koreans live to spread the word upon returning

  • @finlandveteran4409

    @finlandveteran4409

    8 ай бұрын

    🌟🌟👌👌😎😎👌👌👍👍🤣🤣😁😁😆😆😅😅🙌🙌

  • @Angel_M777
    @Angel_M7778 ай бұрын

    An unexpected and interesting guest, thanks Kate 👍🇺🇦

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    I want them to have putin on and have him repeat his "Kyiv in 3 days" schtick 🤭 Then russia will assume full clown status in front of the world lol

  • @hardywatkins7737
    @hardywatkins77378 ай бұрын

    That man is a great speaker, great communicator.

  • @matthewhunter6421
    @matthewhunter64218 ай бұрын

    So, Cannon fodder? I can't imagine they would be very good troops

  • @KristijanRisteski-zp7bx

    @KristijanRisteski-zp7bx

    8 ай бұрын

    Didn't they lose to Vietnam once??????

  • @Brian-om2hh

    @Brian-om2hh

    7 ай бұрын

    Their training psyche/regime will be similar to that used by China, in that the training and drills are structured to impress their senior Officers, rather than to instill tactical thinking, teamwork and effective battlefield decisions....

  • @dominicrooney5638
    @dominicrooney56388 ай бұрын

    Great interviewee - lucid, witty and informed!

  • @Pooneil1984

    @Pooneil1984

    8 ай бұрын

    And he takes a neutral tone that supplements all these strengths.

  • @tonupharry
    @tonupharry8 ай бұрын

    She started laughing , because she cant take North Korea and Ruzzia seriously .😁👍

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    Does anybody take north Korea or russia seriously nowadays?!

  • @User-rka_zykx76

    @User-rka_zykx76

    8 ай бұрын

    Mostly because she never has to be worried about fighting a war.

  • @murrayeldred3563
    @murrayeldred35638 ай бұрын

    This man is erudite and fascinating and 😮I have never heard of him.

  • @hazydreamer7965
    @hazydreamer79658 ай бұрын

    A fascinating interview. Thank you.

  • @bigdada018
    @bigdada0188 ай бұрын

    Blessings, peace and luck from California to Ukraine 🙏🙏✌🍀💙💛

  • @nnsnumbersandnotesunlimite7368
    @nnsnumbersandnotesunlimite73688 ай бұрын

    Imagine a sworn translator behind each North Korean soldier to transmit the order of the Russian commander !

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    They'd only need to learn one word in russian anyway... _Retreat!_

  • @sebastianthomsen2225

    @sebastianthomsen2225

    8 ай бұрын

    @@dpelpal 🤣😂👌

  • @etaaramin9361

    @etaaramin9361

    8 ай бұрын

    @@dpelpal The sick, sad truth is that the only word they would be told is "advance." Russian *citizens* were treated like vermin and meat for the grinder. What do you think they will do with *foreigners?* Sick and sad indeed.

  • @mateuszminsky5619

    @mateuszminsky5619

    8 ай бұрын

    And take notes.

  • @marytataryn5144

    @marytataryn5144

    8 ай бұрын

    and what commander? a 16 yr old cadet?

  • @cragboom3
    @cragboom38 ай бұрын

    Superb interview. That chap is brilliant. I could listen to him for ages. He talks a lot of sense. Clear, straightforward and insiteful.

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    I'm still laughing about putin screaming the whole "Kyiv in 3 days" thing lol

  • @sayitasitis100

    @sayitasitis100

    8 ай бұрын

    @@dpelpalI think you’re a fish without batter 😂😂😂

  • @ingoditrust7784

    @ingoditrust7784

    8 ай бұрын

    Oh, I'm sure the RuZZians have much better advisors🐻🤕🤡🙈

  • @normankelley

    @normankelley

    8 ай бұрын

    Best insight about North Korea I have ever heard or read. If the US isn't listening to him, its our loss.

  • @danielchandler4585
    @danielchandler45858 ай бұрын

    The trouble with North Korea,there troops have no experience on the battlefield. It really won’t matter how many troops they send,the out come will be the same. Very unfortunate again it will be unnecessary loss of life.

  • @ViktorMito2099
    @ViktorMito20998 ай бұрын

    Best inteview heard in a very long time! Super informative.

  • @michaeljoiner2503
    @michaeljoiner25038 ай бұрын

    Excellent interview and analysis. Thanks

  • @janesoole703
    @janesoole7038 ай бұрын

    Another superb interview - I've learnt so much. about a subject I had so little knowledge. Really terrific. Thank you. Jane Soole, Dorset, England

  • @finlandveteran4409

    @finlandveteran4409

    8 ай бұрын

    Greetings to England from Finland 👍

  • @philipmulville8218
    @philipmulville82188 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this excellent interview. Sung Yoon Lee is so well informed. Kate brilliant as ever.

  • @ronmullard5718
    @ronmullard57188 ай бұрын

    as far as I'm aware NK hasn't had any military experience in warfare so if this is the fact they will be just more cannon fodder...but Ukraine will need much more armaments...to deal with it...

  • @Vadim-gi4sg

    @Vadim-gi4sg

    8 ай бұрын

    У северных корейцев железная дисциплина и боевая устойчивость в отличии от изнеженных европейских и американских пидоров.

  • @perrie77
    @perrie778 ай бұрын

    Upon Lee is very good, you should bringing him more often

  • @mikeman584
    @mikeman5848 ай бұрын

    I’ll say it again I really love and appreciate Times Radio’s experts and content.

  • @vincentgallagher7562

    @vincentgallagher7562

    8 ай бұрын

    Yeah they have a collective IQ in double digits.

  • @j7j7j7j7x

    @j7j7j7j7x

    8 ай бұрын

    I got a good laugh. So, it was worth it.

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    @@j7j7j7j7x Similar to watching the russian army perform. Always good for a laugh🤣

  • @muzzer5327

    @muzzer5327

    8 ай бұрын

    You haven't seen all the interviews then. Some are absolutely shocking lol the teenager in a maintenance room always makes me laugh.

  • @Ridethebomb777

    @Ridethebomb777

    8 ай бұрын

    @@dpelpal And yet they still hold 23% of Ukraine .... funny that !

  • @fidelabc123
    @fidelabc1238 ай бұрын

    I love this guy. Please bring him on more often

  • @skreety0455

    @skreety0455

    8 ай бұрын

    Will the North Koreans arrive by train? And they have been promised comfort, by the way .😊

  • @skreety0455

    @skreety0455

    8 ай бұрын

    Every day for consultation😅

  • @AK-ej5ml
    @AK-ej5ml8 ай бұрын

    This was an excellent interview and an extremely knowledgeable introduction to North Korea and their modus operandi.

  • @user-rp8ri5lc9w
    @user-rp8ri5lc9w8 ай бұрын

    Russia has a world class Navy as well.. Take for example they lost a submarine to Ukraine the other night, but they also lost 5 vessels.......that are now submarines.......so they actually net gained 4 submarines. Pooty is a great strategist.

  • @damienfoster256

    @damienfoster256

    8 ай бұрын

    😂🎉😂😂😂😂

  • @Brian-om2hh

    @Brian-om2hh

    7 ай бұрын

    That's the rub. Putin has no military experience whatsoever, yet is now making the military decisions a very high ranking Army Officer might make....

  • @dpelpal
    @dpelpal8 ай бұрын

    World: We can't laugh any harder at the russian army lol North Korea: _Enters the chat._

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    To make things even more hilarious, Russian media is now reporting Ramzan Kadyrov to be in a coma🤫

  • @finlandveteran4409

    @finlandveteran4409

    8 ай бұрын

    2-outcast powers are contracted by orphaned offspring as a result of marriage

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    @@finlandveteran4409 One has to wonder if the russian military realizes it's the world's joke at this point lol

  • @mrt1957
    @mrt19578 ай бұрын

    i love this guy, he is absolutely brilliant! If I had a tenth of his ability I would be a happy man.

  • @freetosubscribersonly
    @freetosubscribersonly8 ай бұрын

    bring them on more fodder

  • @IamRemoWilliams
    @IamRemoWilliams8 ай бұрын

    Putin needs dealt with and I mean dealt with.

  • @jonathanrobinson8816
    @jonathanrobinson88168 ай бұрын

    One of the best interviews I’ve heard on N. Korea. Very balanced.

  • @nistaffsubs6787
    @nistaffsubs67878 ай бұрын

    Starving soldiers , they Will last 3 weeks like that...

  • @mikedevere
    @mikedevere8 ай бұрын

    As a fluent Korean speaker who lived in South Korea for twenty years, I found this a fascinating and insightful interview, as one comes to expect from Ms Gerbeau. Professor Sung Yoon Lee definitely has an accurate perception of the issues surrounding the North Korea question and I wholeheartedly agree with his analysis (and his suggestions for dealing with North Korea, published elsewhere). The only point with which I would have a possible disagreement would be on the degree to which North Korea might be impacted by the replacement of Putin as leader of Russia. Of course, Professor Lee wasn't directly asked to imagine regime change of any kind, let alone one in which Russia became a western leaning democracy, but, should it happen, North Korea and China would essentially be isolated as the only major pariahs on the global stage. If Russia were to become a true democracy, China would in fact be highly susceptible to pressure from the West: Measures such as desourcing plus sanctions, could in fact bring down a Chinese regime that no longer had a resource rich neighbouring ally. At this point, North Korea in turn would become an unsustainable state, as it relies heavily on Chinese support for its existence. Under these conditions it is possible to imagine the collapse of the North Korean state. These are, of course, highly hypothetical, even fanciful conjectures but, for me, this route remains on of the few ways in which I can imagine an end to North Korea as a state. In this sense, I'm sure at least that North Korea would be extremely worried by and possibly impacted by a regime change in Russia. At any rate, an excellent interview from Professor Lee. Above all, though, it should be said, yet again, that Ms Gerbeau is by far the most talented interviewer on politics on KZread. She demonstrates a clear ability to listen to and understand her interviewee's comments and perspectives through the intelligent questions that she asks in return to any interviewee's responses. Given her obvious talent and equally evident popularity, it boggles the mind why she isn't covering a broader range of topics on prime time mainstream TV. Producers, take note!!

  • @sreckobrzin8534

    @sreckobrzin8534

    8 ай бұрын

    Magnificent commemts.

  • @davidgreen449

    @davidgreen449

    8 ай бұрын

    Kate’s also very easy to look at.

  • @harmonsalmon7739

    @harmonsalmon7739

    8 ай бұрын

    Am not sure what professor is trying to say.

  • @mikedevere

    @mikedevere

    8 ай бұрын

    @@davidgreen449 she is. All the more reason she should be hired by mainstream TV, although, I'd suffer as a result: I never watch it anymore 😅

  • @mikedevere

    @mikedevere

    8 ай бұрын

    @@harmonsalmon7739 Professor Lee is a specialist on the subject of North Korea and how it should be handled. His main point is that the North Korean leadership is out-smarting both his enemies (US) and his allies (China/ Russia) and that they have more or less got their way since 1953. In other works, not in this video, he suggests a two point strategy of 1) containing the regime with strict sanctions with few exceptions and 2) interactions with the grass roots population through mass communication that aims to show the population the degree to which they are being lied to and that food and medical aid should be given to help underline the benevolent aims of South Korea, the US and their allies. In this video, other than explaining that the North Korean regime isn't crazy in the casual sense and is in fact highly intelligent, as evidenced by their ability successfully to play all sides to get what it wants, Prof Lee is suggesting that, more than just military hardware as most commentators have focused on, North Korea has most likely offered military personnel to go to the Ukraine region. (Incidentally, this mirrors a Vietnam era deal by the US - South Korea at the time, whereby South Korea sent combat troops in exchange for military technology supplied by the US). He states that these troops will likely be sent in the guise of being medical or other supporting units (I.e. not fighting troops) whereas they will in fact be combat troops. (Other countries have regularly done the same with special forces troops). Professor Lee is basically saying watch this space and don't underestimate what is happening.

  • @rubenjimenez3873
    @rubenjimenez38738 ай бұрын

    Excellent interview. Very informative and a great interviewer❤

  • @linmal2242
    @linmal22428 ай бұрын

    Thankyou Sung Yoon Lee and Kate @Times Radio for the brief history and your comments.

  • @EyesWideOpen61
    @EyesWideOpen618 ай бұрын

    Boy is this guy informative, what a fantastic interview. Thanks for the insights

  • @florete2310
    @florete23108 ай бұрын

    Okay, as a German, I feel, that I have to comment on the remark that "the richer state absorbed the poorer one", stating that, yes - that might be one way to look at it - but the initiative here came from the people of the DDR in East Germany. The revolution started in there, within the hearts and minds of the people of East Germany. They started tearing down the wall, because they couldn't bear the hardship inside that state anymore (and we welcomed our brethren here). Just for clarity's sake.

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    Nobody wants to live anywhere associated with russia lol

  • @Aan_allein

    @Aan_allein

    8 ай бұрын

    Still created a lingering resentment in East Germany

  • @florete2310

    @florete2310

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Aan_allein Sure. Created some lingering resentment in West Germany as well. Nobody said, that it's going to be easy. Nor did anybody claim, that one can remedy misconceptions and exaggerated and misguided expectations (on both sides) in a lifetime - nor could we foresee the future. Rest assured - a lot of people here are not happy, that our state officials and economy leaders sacrificed our relatively stable social-market economy from the old BRD-era, just to adapt total capitalism (which only works for a few rich sods).

  • @wendyburdon6623
    @wendyburdon66238 ай бұрын

    Marvellous speaker. More, please! So clear and informative. Thank you.

  • @pentegarn1
    @pentegarn18 ай бұрын

    "Looks like meat's back on the menu boys!!!" ~ The Two Towers

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    North Korea: Ok soldiers, get ready, you're going to fight for russia Soldiers: _Will there be food?!_ 🤣🤣🤣

  • @pentegarn1

    @pentegarn1

    8 ай бұрын

    @@dpelpal "Sure...right after your family receives your military check in the mail from the Kremlin." ;)

  • @jackmacfakie1387
    @jackmacfakie13878 ай бұрын

    There is a virtually zero chance this happens.

  • @honeybadger9425

    @honeybadger9425

    8 ай бұрын

    I think your right NK far to paranoid about the US South Korea and Japan to commit large amounts of troops anywhere else

  • @seamuspadraigsanders431

    @seamuspadraigsanders431

    8 ай бұрын

    Just nod and smile, they have all completely lost their minds, recent figures out claim Ukraine has an army of 1 million, Russia has lost 500,000 men, which means Ukraine hasn't had a single casualty in 2 years, just slowly back out the door as quietly as possible.

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    @Sigmaputin2028 You're the only russian bot that admits putin screamed his "Kyiv in 3 days" lol. You should get a medal for honesty

  • @j7j7j7j7x

    @j7j7j7j7x

    8 ай бұрын

    I agree zero percent that North Korean troops show up. This podcast is more of a diversion and side show.

  • @amoscookie1336

    @amoscookie1336

    8 ай бұрын

    Kim is well aware that his army are just for show.

  • @LaRae4724
    @LaRae47248 ай бұрын

    Very, very well explained and interesting interview. Impressed with Sung Yoon Lee. (Hope the name is correct)

  • @jamesscot8560
    @jamesscot85608 ай бұрын

    Brilliant! Thank you both!

  • @miroheurea3639
    @miroheurea36398 ай бұрын

    Very informative..thank you😊

  • @blueblubber6607
    @blueblubber66078 ай бұрын

    Thanks for letting Mr. Sung Yoon Lee talk without interrupting, very interesting.

  • @daydays12

    @daydays12

    8 ай бұрын

    She is a top notch interviewer. Asks intelligent questions and lets her guest talk.

  • @LA-kc7ev
    @LA-kc7ev8 ай бұрын

    What an enjoyable and highly informative interview. All respect for Sung Yoon Lee, his knowledge, insight and flawless English! Thanks to Kate and Times Radio as well, of course.

  • @peterjames2617
    @peterjames26178 ай бұрын

    Excellent interview extremely educational and eye opening thank you Sung Yoon Lee, Kate and Times Radio. NOTE TO EDITOR - there is a small piece of error footage that was left in and presumably to be removed? .. 0:43 to 0:53 :)

  • @frequencyharmonic2054
    @frequencyharmonic20548 ай бұрын

    Good Questions, Great insightful and articulated answers, and Amazing Interview. Thanks again Kate 👍

  • @peterwhite7428
    @peterwhite74288 ай бұрын

    This is a very smart man who knows history, in depth, but I am afraid that he knows more about the Korean War than the war in Ukraine. There is the outside chance that Kim would get rid of North Korean criminals. Yes Russia has been reduced to asking weird people or countries for help. We don’t underestimate North Korea.

  • @omidpourhossein
    @omidpourhossein8 ай бұрын

    I can't believe a society can tolerate this level of casualties, and still be okay with it. How can they not know? The apathy is astonishing.

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    Russia truly is getting slaughtered.

  • @stuartburton1167

    @stuartburton1167

    8 ай бұрын

    Most of the conscripts are from the poorer east. The east of Russia doesn't matter a damn to the average russian from the western regions.

  • @B1GK1NG

    @B1GK1NG

    8 ай бұрын

    It’s the Russian serf mentality. They live their dictators without question

  • @grahamstrouse1165

    @grahamstrouse1165

    8 ай бұрын

    The canon fodder mostly consists of non-ethnic Russians, the poor & rural Russians. Moscow & St. Petersburg haven’t suffered much yet.

  • @B1GK1NG

    @B1GK1NG

    7 ай бұрын

    @@grahamstrouse1165 not yet , but they will

  • @appstratum9747
    @appstratum97478 ай бұрын

    A very insightful and useful interview. Thank you.

  • @jokoolone
    @jokoolone8 ай бұрын

    Thanks, extremely informative!

  • @leopard36cat
    @leopard36cat8 ай бұрын

    No need to tell the English how dangerous the Japanese military can be, our grandfathers told us all about their prison camps.

  • @Brian-om2hh

    @Brian-om2hh

    7 ай бұрын

    The Japanese military are not involved in this conflict, and nor are they likely to be. But yes, I'd sooner have Japan as an ally than a foe. And thankfully, that is how it is today. Japan has few enemies these days, but many allies.

  • @alessandrobartoletti195
    @alessandrobartoletti1958 ай бұрын

    They’re that desperate and the Russian army that depleted that they now need North Korean troops? Lol

  • @bruceradz

    @bruceradz

    8 ай бұрын

    Putin wants an overwhelming force is what it is. He apparently doesn't have that now. But what he really wants and needs, more than anything, is weapons from North Korea

  • @geofflepper3207
    @geofflepper32078 ай бұрын

    I'm cool with 4,000 North Koreans fighting in Ukraine if it is balanced off with 1,000 NATO pilots and their planes and their ground crews fighing in Ukraine alongside Ukrainian forces.

  • @vincentblair4019
    @vincentblair40198 ай бұрын

    October 1950 has been on my mind this whole time. This is the first on KZread I've seen talking about it.

  • @MrMorokiatt
    @MrMorokiatt8 ай бұрын

    Absolutely fascinating man with insights to consider.

  • @157-40_T
    @157-40_T8 ай бұрын

    Russia should be discharged from the UN Security Council for this agreement with DPRK. And at what point; does UN provide armed manpower or engineers etc to counter the additional troops supplied by DPRK. Russia is escalating the conflict not Ukraine but can the world stand by without countering the RU-DPRK involvement?

  • @mikedevere

    @mikedevere

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes. Surprised that this isn't a more mainstream proposition 👍

  • @nobodynever7884

    @nobodynever7884

    8 ай бұрын

    NATO troops? You mean US soldiers? You have kids? Send them.

  • @157-40_T

    @157-40_T

    8 ай бұрын

    @@nobodynever7884 newsflash: US is part of NATO.

  • @oogabooga590
    @oogabooga5908 ай бұрын

    Another excellent interview

  • @antman2826
    @antman28268 ай бұрын

    This guy was actually a fantastic guest. Super informative.

  • @blueberry-ri7eb
    @blueberry-ri7eb8 ай бұрын

    Get those long range weapons to Ukraine so they can win this war. If Ukraine never gave up their nukes in the Budapest Agreement none of this would be happening.

  • @finlandveteran4409

    @finlandveteran4409

    8 ай бұрын

    this is a sad thing for Ukrainians, but old nuclear weapons are very dangerous, no one has taken care of aging weapons, I am waiting for that day, obsolete nuclear weapons will go off by themselves, this is a fact. functional USA constantly maintains nuclear weapons, it costs millions of dollars to maintain

  • @Vadim-gi4sg

    @Vadim-gi4sg

    8 ай бұрын

    Тогда Россия уничтожит вас ублюдки западные, за поддержку. Думаете мы на вас реликтов смотреть будем?

  • @shanewalker9564
    @shanewalker95648 ай бұрын

    If i was in NK military i would volunteer then Surender soon as i get to ukraine

  • @timlee5260
    @timlee52608 ай бұрын

    We need to put this issue to bed.

  • @AS-by8ee
    @AS-by8ee8 ай бұрын

    Excellent insights. Thank you.

  • @peterkempf5422
    @peterkempf54228 ай бұрын

    Sung Yoon Lee gives a brilliant interview that makes the North Korean position easy to understand beginning with its history up to the present day. very insightful, thank you.

  • @user-qp7lo8vy5r
    @user-qp7lo8vy5r8 ай бұрын

    Very good interview Kate. You are excellent.❤

  • @A.e.m-qm9yi
    @A.e.m-qm9yi8 ай бұрын

    North korea has the most hungry army in the world 😂 Russia has the most ridiculous drunken papmaché army in the world 😂

  • @andrewmurray4308

    @andrewmurray4308

    3 ай бұрын

    So is the russain army putin won't feed them .

  • @glennjanot8128
    @glennjanot81288 ай бұрын

    If that happens, they can be beaten pretty quickly. Just drop food on them and they'll be too busy eating than defending themselves

  • @JustinTimeEnglishClip
    @JustinTimeEnglishClip8 ай бұрын

    Fantastic insite. Thank you both so much.

  • @ellaeadig263
    @ellaeadig2638 ай бұрын

    I am no expert on this subject, but you have to wonder: If North Korean soldiers were allowed to leave North Korea, there is no possible way they could be insulated from the reality of how the rest of the world lives. Even if they simply passed through Russia into the warzone, they would be astounded at the high quality of life and it would be impossible to prevent them finding out that much of the world lives even better than Russia. There would be mass defections and attempts at surrender, and those who didn't would return to North Korea and inform everyone of what they had seen. This would cause huge destabilisation to the Kim regime and possibly incite a revolution. There's no way Kim would risk that.

  • @juliarichter6987
    @juliarichter69878 ай бұрын

    In which language will the Russians and the Koreans communicate?

  • @joecruiser

    @joecruiser

    8 ай бұрын

    Greek.

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    _Defeat._

  • @joecruiser

    @joecruiser

    8 ай бұрын

    @@dpelpal Amen.

  • @kenstrumpf909

    @kenstrumpf909

    8 ай бұрын

    Ukrainian, in their POW camps.

  • @Brian-om2hh

    @Brian-om2hh

    8 ай бұрын

    bullsh*t and trench foot.

  • @brendatenorio5721
    @brendatenorio57218 ай бұрын

    Excellent command of historical details and present geo-politics assessments. Articulate, interesting, almost captivating.

  • @fairman1455
    @fairman14558 ай бұрын

    Superb interview. That chap is brilliant.

  • @waheex
    @waheex8 ай бұрын

    what an amazing guest. A mine of information

  • @dannysarco6743
    @dannysarco67438 ай бұрын

    Kate is one of the smartest, and best interviewers of our time. She has prepared, insightful questions, but can pivot on a dime to ask a brilliant follow-up question to an unexpected answer. Keep up the great work!

  • @GregBrownsWorldORacing

    @GregBrownsWorldORacing

    8 ай бұрын

    Yeah, she really had to be on her toes for Sung Yoon Lee, but she never missed a beat. Great follow ups and never giggled at Dear Leader, no matter how tempting.

  • @mikedevere

    @mikedevere

    8 ай бұрын

    Completely agree. Doesn't matter whom she interviews - always shows her understanding with the follow up questions. Better than most mainstream presenters by such a long way!

  • @bruceradz

    @bruceradz

    8 ай бұрын

    She is really good absolutely

  • @Angel_M777
    @Angel_M7778 ай бұрын

    Being great military power on paper and in reality is a very different question. We already watching a pathetic experience of second army in the world 😂

  • @grantanderson1484
    @grantanderson14848 ай бұрын

    Great interview

  • @user-bu9nb8wr6e
    @user-bu9nb8wr6e8 ай бұрын

    Nato need to step up to the line right now and tell Putin that if he accepts the help of North Korean troops fighting alongside Russia. Then Nato need to say we are going to fight alongside Ukraine if asked.

  • @Brian-om2hh

    @Brian-om2hh

    7 ай бұрын

    Russia choosing to involve North Korea directly, using NK troops in Ukraine, would be a blatant breach of UN resolutions.....

  • @martin7305
    @martin73058 ай бұрын

    The brave and fully trained ukraines against a despot army off North koreans . Give me bloody strength 😂😂😂 My sides are splitting bring it on Kim 😂😅😅😅

  • @KristijanRisteski-zp7bx

    @KristijanRisteski-zp7bx

    8 ай бұрын

    Fully trained leftovers of an annihilated army and recalled refugees against an army with 4 years mandatory service

  • @dz7786
    @dz77868 ай бұрын

    Sounds like an admission to the real death toll....

  • @larryscott3133
    @larryscott31338 ай бұрын

    Excellent commentary!

  • @Texas240
    @Texas2408 ай бұрын

    Kim is saying, "This seems like a good way for me to have less people to feed." In reality, North Korean personnel would probably surrender en masse if they got anywhere near the front.

  • @Freedom-Fries

    @Freedom-Fries

    8 ай бұрын

    not at all. you very much underestimate how much brainwashing has gone down....for generations.

  • @hakanpetersson2662

    @hakanpetersson2662

    8 ай бұрын

    What do they think would happen to their relatives back in North Korea if they do? Very few russian soldiers have defected and risk getting shot by their own if they disobey orders. That could happen to North Korean soldiers too.

  • @Texas240

    @Texas240

    8 ай бұрын

    @@hakanpetersson2662 - not everyone has family and there is high demand for a way out of North Korea and extremely tight controls on leaving North Korea because of such.

  • @hakanpetersson2662

    @hakanpetersson2662

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Texas240 but most soldiers do, so I imagine it would be very difficult to coordinate both defections in Ukraine and flight out of North Korea simultaneously on a grand scale.

  • @Brian-om2hh

    @Brian-om2hh

    7 ай бұрын

    Indeed. These NK troops would be seeing the outside World for the *first* time..... It would also be the first time they had experienced genuine full-on combat. Both those things will be difficult to deal with if you are from NK.

  • @Brian-om2hh
    @Brian-om2hh8 ай бұрын

    Can you imagine the state of any artillery shells North Korea supplies Russia? Some of them are going to be 60+ years old....

  • @kenstrumpf909

    @kenstrumpf909

    8 ай бұрын

    North Korea selling back the same shells the USSR sold them decades ago. At a tidy profit I’m sure.

  • @mike4480

    @mike4480

    8 ай бұрын

    …And North Korea hoping to trade them for a 🇷🇺. submarine …..💙💛💙

  • @csh5414

    @csh5414

    8 ай бұрын

    @@mike4480 They will be getting one..they just need to repair it first.

  • @evimccarthy5582
    @evimccarthy55828 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂as canon folders😂😂😂😂North Korean man would not survive a day in Bakhmut😂

  • @ADAM-fy8ht
    @ADAM-fy8ht8 ай бұрын

    Your guest is very informative

  • @Angel_M777
    @Angel_M7778 ай бұрын

    It’s impossible to command a massive amount of soldiers who don’t understand the language and the reasoning of the war. Seems like a daft idea but they already made plenty of them 😂

  • @dpelpal
    @dpelpal8 ай бұрын

    Ukraine just sunk another russian ship. The _Samum._ 🤣

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    8 ай бұрын

    "Kyiv in 3 DAYS!"

  • @muddgrub4402
    @muddgrub44028 ай бұрын

    Great content!

  • @bmw328iowner8
    @bmw328iowner88 ай бұрын

    Sung Yoon Lee👍

  • @JohnMarochko-hs5em
    @JohnMarochko-hs5em8 ай бұрын

    No kidding lol 😂

  • @pinnaclewd
    @pinnaclewd8 ай бұрын

    They would all defect !!!

  • @H2o143

    @H2o143

    8 ай бұрын

    @@jackmacfakie1387Lovely country 😂😂

  • @chrisg6091
    @chrisg60918 ай бұрын

    Very insightful. Thank you

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